Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Stake Increased by MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB

Key Points

• MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its Digital Realty Trust stake by 32.1% in the third quarter, adding 8,467 shares for a total of 34,817 shares valued at approximately $6.1 million. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of DLR.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year, but earnings per share of $1.21 missed the $1.98 analyst consensus. The company maintains 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The REIT pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, or $4.88 annually, representing a 2.7% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $219.69, above the reported share price of $178.41.

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 32.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,817 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 8,467 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB's holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $6,111,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of DLR. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 0.3% in the first quarter. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 18,745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,378,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Columbia Bank boosted its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 0.9% during the first quarter. Columbia Bank now owns 6,167 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 9.1% in the first quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 657 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. now owns 274 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC increased its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 4,359 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $783,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of DLR stock opened at $178.41 on Monday. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $146.23 and a 1-year high of $208.14. The stock's 50-day moving average is $187.97 and its 200 day moving average is $187.13. The company has a market cap of $66.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.61, a PEG ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.98 by ($0.77). The firm had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.87 earnings per share. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. Research analysts predict that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 236.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on DLR. Argus raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $212.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Mizuho set a $223.00 price target on Digital Realty Trust in a report on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings cut Digital Realty Trust from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $192.00 to $222.00 in a report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $219.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Digital Realty Trust news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total value of $38,792.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,322 shares in the company, valued at $1,226,215.12. This trade represents a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data centers and related digital infrastructure. The company provides facilities and technology environments that support the computing, storage, networking and connectivity needs of enterprises, cloud service providers, telecommunications companies and other organizations.

Through its PlatformDIGITAL platform, Digital Realty offers data center colocation, interconnection and hyperscale data center solutions.

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